Coin purse



July 23, 1957 Filed Jan. 6, 1955 T. WElSZ 2,800,156

COIN PURSE 2 Sheets-Sheet l //Vl/EA/ra 77-// A00 14 5/52 BY Lz;/ MW- y 23,1957- T. WEISZ v 2,800,156

COIN PURSE Filed Jan. 6, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 & Tanneries du Bugey, Belley'(Aiil)lFiance,,a French company Application January 6,19'55, Serial1No..480,0-Q3 Claims priority, application France March 24, 1954 2 Claims; 61. ism-s1 The. present invention. relates; to toldablereceptacles such as coin purses, tobacco bags and: the like.

Fol'dabl'e receptacles such. as coin purses are. already known which comprise a flap cover adapted tobe opened by a 180 unfolding movement and furnished, with a turned-up edge intended for retaining the coins Such coins, therefore, may be caused to? slidedown by. gravity out Oftheinterior of. the purse ontorsaidiflap cover, where they spread and are easily selected and picked up. According to the prior art, said turned-up edges are set at right angles with respect to the flap cover and, hence, the purse is relatively thick and bulky.

The object of the present invention is to provide a foldable receptacle which is extremely. thin and handy in use while avoiding the possibility for the contents of the receptacle e. g. the coins, to fall down at the moment the purse is being opened.

The result aimed at is reached, according to the invention, by providing an extremely thin receptacle adapted to be unfolded open and wherein one of said halves thus unfolded serves as a pocket for the contents, while the other half is furnished along the edges of its inner face with a flat flange merging with the inner wall of the pocket of the first half and adapted to retain the contents When the latter are allowed to slidedown by gravity, said second half of the receptacle having the appearance of a pocket provided with a Wide opening through the inner face thereof.

According to an important feature of the invention, the receptacle is provided with a movable flap adapted to wholly obstruct this wide opening through the second half of the receptacle.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, from a consideration of the following description of two distinct embodiments of the invention, shown by Way of examples, in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a coin purse unfolded with the flap in closed position,

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the flap ajar,

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken along the line IIIIII of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken along the line IVIV of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a general view of the purse folded closed.

Referring now to the drawings, the coin purse is rectangular in shape with rounded corners. It is designed so as to serve also as a note case. Its bottom 1 is, for this purpose, lined with a second bottom 2 stitched along three sides only so as to form a pocket 3 adapted to receive banknotes.

Stitched flat upon the inner face of one of the halves of the bottom 1 is a rectangular top leather part so that said half of the coin purse constitutes a pocket adapted to accommodate coins. Said part 10 is stitched along three sides 13, 14, and has a portion 10a slightly overlapping the other half of the bottom 1.

Stitched flat upon the inner face of the other half of nited States Pat-3110 "ice 2. the bottom 1 is a flange 4 extending along round the three edges 5, 6and-7 thereof.

Said flangeis adapted to retain the coins 9' when the purse is unfolded open (see- Fig. 2). This half of the coin purse has the aspect of apocket provided with a wide opening 4a.

The flange 4 is connected with theportion 10a of the part- 10 by two stitch lines 17 and 18, the stitch line 19 which is seen connecting both stitch lines 17 and 18' is a mere hemstitch for the part 11). The latter is not stitched down against the bottom 1 on-this side thereof.

Arranged fiat between thepart 1'0 and the-bottom 1 is a leathersliding flap 20 substantiallyrectangular in shape. One of the edges of the sliding flap 20 is connected by means of a piece of fabric 21- to the stitchline that extends along the edge 14 of the purse. The opposite edge of said sliding flap 2'0 is provided with a tongue 23 between two rounded notches 2'4in'ord er notto create weak points liable to enhance tearing of i said flap.

Said's1iding'flap20, thus designed, is able freel'y'to be slid between the bottom 1 onone hand and the assembly constituted by' the part 10 and the flange 4 on the other hand. When pulled all the way through, by means of the tongue 23, this sliding flap 20 assumes the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, i. e. the two notches 24 have their bottom portions in engagement with the flange 4, with the tongue 23 resting upon the top side of the flange 4 while the remaining portion of the corresponding edge of the sliding flap lies underneath said flange, so that the flap is frictionally closed and the opening 4a is perfectly obstructed by virtue of this overlapping. As for the fabric piece 21, it lies in taut condition between the part 10 and the bottom 1 of the purse. Once the sliding flap 20 has been pushed back toward the stitch line 14 (see Figs. 2 and 4), the fabric piece is plaited or crimped between the part 10 and the bottom 1, while the coins now are visible.

The coins '9 are accommodated between the bottom 1, on one hand and the sliding flap 20 and its fabric 21 on the other hand. By virtue of the presence of this fabric 21, the coins are unable unexpectedly to slide between the leather part 10 and the flap 20.

Arranged over the major portion of the part 10 is a leather part 25 stitched along its three edges 13, 14, 15 so as to provide, between itself and the part 10, a pocket adapted to receive bus and subway tickets for instance.

When the tongue is pulled all the way through forwardly, as indicated in Fig. 1, no coin is able unexpectedly to slide between the flap 20 and the flange 4. The purse, then, may be folded together into the shape illustrated in Fig. 5 which corresponds to the position in which it is completely closed.

When it is desired to take out coins, it is suflicient to unfold the purse and to tilt it enough for causing the coins to slide from the pocket down into the second portion without running the risk that the coins unexpectedly fall out since the opening 4a of said second portion is completely closed by the sliding flap 20. The purse is then positioned substantially horizontally and the sliding flap 20 pushed away backward by means of the tongue 23 so that the flap 20 recedes into the pocket of the first portion, i. e. under the part or plate 10. The needed coins, then, may be picked up. When the flap 20 is in this new position, it is impossible to fold the purse together unless by forcing, because the relative rigidity of the flap prevents this operation from being effected. Actually, the flap 20 has one flexible zone only which corresponds to its crease or folding line when in closed position. Therefore, it is necessary to pull again the tongue 23 forward and close the opening 4a prior to folding the purse.

Thus, the coin purse according to the invention is opened by an unfolding operation. One of said I two halves thus unfolded, namely that which incorporates the leather part 10, serves as a pocket for the coins, while the second half is furnished with a flat flange 4 serving the purpose of retaining said coins when the latter are caused to slide by gravity out of said pocket. This second half of the purse is fitted with a closure flap 20 which is adapted to come into engagement with said flap flange 4.

The scope of the invention would not be departed from by detail modifications in the above described embodiments. Thus, the shape of the flange 4, for instance, might differ from that illustrated in the drawing, and so could the general shape of the whole article. Obviously, also, the whole of the article, or a portion thereof, may

be made of a material other than leather, namely a 15 fabric or a plastic material or any suitable metal, for instance. It will be advantageous, in this respect, to have the flap, and even also the flat flange 4 if need be, made of a transparent plastic material so that the coins may be perceived prior to opening said flap.

As many changes could be made in the above constructions, and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is:

1. A coin purse comprising top and bottom sheet members secured together about their peripheral edges and foldable upon their common central transverse line and thereby constituting a receptacle having two articulated halves, the top member having the central portion of one of its halves removed and forming an opening into the receptacle spaced from said line of fold and surrounded on the sides and the free end by a flange, a slida'ble flap disposed within the receptacle and constituting a movable closure for the opening, andcollapsible fabric connecting the inner end of the slidable flap to the free end of the other half of the receptacle.

2. A coin purse as defined in claim 1 together with means to attach the outer end of the flap to the flange.

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